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A New Year Predicated on CEO Transitions
Like families, all companies are different. Those helmed by entrepreneurial founders, legacy executives, or rogue CEOs—some of whom may have controlling stakes in their companies—are the outliers. For most large-company public company boards, leadership transitions take place in an orderly fashion. At least that is how they appear in their…
Read More > 01.16.2024
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RIP Compensation Committees?
In a different era, public company boards of directors typically had three standing committees: audit, nominating and governance, and compensation. Today, however, amid the growing complexity of business and changing expectations and rules governing corporations, boards are electing to alter their committee structures to keep pace with their increasing oversight…
Read More > 01.16.2024
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A Look Back at Compensation Committees’ Greatest Challenges
What a year it has been. Our world was beset by unthinkable humanitarian crises and wars likely to alter social, personal, and political proclivities for generations to come. It was a good year to refresh our thinking on all aspects of leadership beginning perhaps with Walter Bennis and Burt Nanus’s…
Read More > 12.12.2023
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Slice and Dice Company Data on New ESG Tracker™
No longer are we tracking whether companies are using ESG measures but how? Farient Advisors’ ESG Tracker™ now provides insights into executive incentive plans for all-size companies and industries. At this moment when it seems attention on ESG issues—both from proponents and opponents—is at an all-time high,…
Read More > 10.05.2023
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Turnover at the Top: Are Boards Ready?
Boards are facing a potentially daunting challenge: an upsurge in executive turnover that could deprive companies of vital, experienced talent at a time of pivotal change. That was the finding of a newly published survey of nearly 200 U.S. public company board members conducted by Corporate Board…
Read More > 09.21.2023
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Farient Advisors CEO Robin Ferracone Recognized As NACD Directorship 100 Honoree
Los Angeles, September 20, 2023 – Robin Ferracone, founder and CEO of executive compensation and corporate governance consultancy Farient Advisors, has been named to the annual National Association of Corporate Directors‘ 2023 NACD Directorship 100—the most influential peer-nominated…
Read More > 09.20.2023
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Making Every Summer Count
I have a love hate relationship with summer. By July, most of us are ready for a break, though traveling through the heat of summer amid crowds and inflated pricing has never been high on my list. What’s important to me is adventure and how to keep the adrenaline pumping.
Read More > 09.15.2023
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Ethics, Compliance, and the Role of Compensation
Fraud and other criminal or unethical activities can cause harm not only to corporate entities but to their shareholders, communities, and employees. When unethical business practices become engrained into corporate culture, they can bring down a whole sector or the entire economy. The sudden bankruptcy of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX…
Read More > 09.15.2023
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Proxy Season Recap: Nuanced Results for SOP, ESG Issues
The 2023 proxy season plugged along with more whimpers than roars. Most annual general meetings take place in public each year between January and June. Even though AGMs typically draw few shareholders, votes taken on proposals and director elections generate insights into the mood of investors—and as any seasoned director…
Read More > 08.30.2023
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Jarret Sues: A Professional Team Player
On any given weekend, Jarret Sues can be found coaching or cheering on his 8- and 10-year-old sons in the sport of the season. He also is a devoted golfer and a lifelong bowler. In high school and at Ohio’s Xavier University, Sues was a standout baseball…
Read More > 08.28.2023
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Summer Escapes
Summer Escapes For your OOO escape: Elevate your leisure and indulge your intellect with the Farient team’s thoughtfully curated recommendations for what to watch, read, and listen to. During these dog days of summer, explore the virtual worlds our teammates are visiting in our second annual compilation.
Read More > 08.01.2023
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Jarret Sues Joins Farient as Partner
Jarret Sues Joins Farient as Partner Farient Advisors appointed Jarret Sues Partner, bringing his nearly two decades of compensation consulting experience to the firm’s growing team of high-caliber professionals. In his new role, Sues will provide clients with advisory services on the design, execution, and communication of…
Read More > 07.11.2023
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